FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

By Footymad PreviewerLast updated : 22 March 2010

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History of the St. Johnstone v Falkirk fixture

Falkirk face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bairns will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 12 of the 50 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:

2009/2010

Sat 13 Mar

Falkirk

1 - 2

St. Johnstone

SPL

2009/2010

Sat 31 Oct

St. Johnstone

3 - 1

Falkirk

SPL

2006/2007

Sat 03 Feb

Falkirk

0 - 3

St. Johnstone

SFAC

2004/2005

Sat 02 Apr

Falkirk

3 - 0

St. Johnstone

SCD1

2004/2005

Sat 15 Jan

St. Johnstone

0 - 3

Falkirk

SCD1

2004/2005

Sat 20 Nov

Falkirk

3 - 1

St. Johnstone

SCD1

2004/2005

Tue 28 Sep

St. Johnstone

1 - 2

Falkirk

SCC

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The away form of Falkirk is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bairns have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 28 games played so far, Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 21 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

St. Johnstone

6

3

1

2

10

8

10

Falkirk

6

1

1

4

8

13

4

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win